Salisbury poisoning: Police 'identify Novichok suspects'

Police believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports.

Several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the Press Association say.

They have been identified through CCTV, cross-checked with border entry data.

Earlier this month, Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after being poisoned by the same nerve agent, in nearby Amesbury.

Her partner Charlie Rowley, 45, was also poisoned on 30 June and remains seriously ill in hospital. Police believe the incidents are linked. 

The UK government has blamed Russia, but the country's authorities deny any involvement.

Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter, 33, who were discovered slumped on a bench in Salisbury on 4 March, have been discharged from hospital and moved to secure locations.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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